MPA earns record Tk 387.95cr revenue in FY25-26

KHULNA, Sept 23  �" Mongla Port, the country's second-largest seaport, has achieved a record revenue collection of Tk 3,87.95crore in the 2025-26 fiscal year, exceeding its target by Tk 40.08 crore.

The port had set a revenue collection target of Tk 347.87 for the fiscal year.Mongla Port Authority Chairman Rear Admiral Arif Ahmed Mostafa disclosed the information at a meeting with journalists from Bagerhat and Mongla press clubs at the port authority auditorium on Tuesday.

He said the port also recorded growth in vessel arrivals, cargo handling and container handling during the fiscal year.
A total of 815 vessels arrived at Mongla Port in FY2025-26.

Against a cargo-handling target of 91.50 lakh metric tonnes, the port handled 1.2251 crore metric tonnes, an increase of 18.39 lakh metric tonnes or 17.66 percent from the previous fiscal year.

Container handling also increased significantly. Against a target of 25,000 TEUs, the port handled 29,714 TEUs, up 8,258 TEUs or 38.49 percent year-on-year.

The chairman said regular consultations were being held with port users, stakeholders, shipping agents, C&F agents, stevedores and businessmen to make port operations more efficient.

According to the MPA, Mongla currently has annual handling capacities of 1,500 vessels, 15 million metric tonnes of cargo, 100,000 TEUs of containers and 20,000 vehicles.

Several projects are under implementation to further enhance the port's capacity, including procurement of support vessels, upgrading of Mongla Port, and construction of container terminals and yards.

Under the Upgrade of Mongla Port project, financed by India's Line of Credit-3, plans are underway to construct two container terminals, a container-handling yard and a delivery yard equipped with modern machinery.

The chairman said implementation of the projects would create more employment opportunities in shipping, C&F, stevedoring and other port-related sectors.

He said a modern waste-management project for collecting waste generated by ships and industries and removing discharged oil was completed in June 2025. The initiative is expected to reduce pollution in the Pashur Channel and surrounding waterways and contribute to protecting the Sundarbans.

He identified maintaining navigability along the port's 144-kilometre channel as one of the major challenges. Ensuring a safe and pollution-free navigation route, replacing old support vessels, procuring new vessels, developing skilled manpower and encouraging greater use of Mongla Port are also among the priorities.